fetter
[ fet-er ]
/ ˈfɛt ər /
noun
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
Usually fetters.
anything that confines or restrains: Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination.
verb (used with object)
to put fetters upon.
to confine; restrain.
Origin of fetter
before 900; Middle English, Old English
feter; cognate with Old High German
fezzera, Old Norse
fjǫturr; akin to
foot
OTHER WORDS FROM fetter
fet·ter·er, noun fet·ter·less, adjectiveWords nearby fetter
fetor ex ore,
fetor hepaticus,
fetoscope,
fetoscopy,
fetotoxicity,
fetter,
fetter bone,
fetterbush,
fetterlock,
fettle,
fettler
Example sentences from the Web for fettered
British Dictionary definitions for fettered
fetter
/ (ˈfɛtə) /
noun
(often plural)
a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle
(usually plural)
a check or restraint
in fetters
verb (tr)
to restrict or confine
to bind in fetters
Derived forms of fetter
fetterer, noun fetterless, adjectiveWord Origin for fetter
Old English
fetor; related to Old Norse
fjöturr fetter, Old High German
fezzera, Latin
pedica fetter,
impedīre to hinder